Numan, also known as Nomweh (meaning 'hilltop'), is a town and a Local Government Area in
Adamawa State
Adamawa is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Borno State, Borno to the northwest, Gombe State, Gombe to the west, and Taraba State, Taraba to the southwest while its eas ...
, Nigeria. It is a port town that lies on the confluence of
Benue River
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and
Gongola River.
The predominant ethnic group in the town are the
Bwatiye (Bachama) people who have a reputation of being unconquered warriors in all their history. The Bwatiye people are led by a First Class King known as the Hama Bachama, who is the paramount ruler of the Bachama Kingdom, whose Voti (palace) is in Numan the
administrative seat of the throne while Lamurde has another palace for the King as that is the spiritual or ancestral home of the
Bwatiye people. The name of the current King is Homun (King) Dr Daniel Ismaila Shaga OON, who ascended the throne in 2020. The Queen of the Bachama kingdom is referred to as Mbamto (Queen) and she is Mbamto Rosaline Daniel Ismaila Shaga. They currently have four
children
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whose names aren't identified yet.
The town is the location of
Adamawa State Polytechnic.
Climate
In Numan, the dry season is oppressively hot and partially
cloud
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y, and the wet season is oppressively hot and
overcast
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. The average annual
temperature
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fluctuates between 15°C - 37°C, rarely falling below 13°C or rising over 41°C.
Geography
The Benue and
Gongola Rivers meet in Numan LGA, where the average temperature is 34°C. With an average
humidity
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level of 18%, the LGA experiences two distinct seasons: the dry and the
rain
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y.
Economy
In the Numan LGA,
farming
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is a major
economic
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activity. Here,
crop
A crop is a plant that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence. In other words, a crop is a plant or plant product that is grown for a specific purpose such as food, Fiber, fibre, or fuel.
When plants of the same spe ...
s including
peanut
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s,
cowpea
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,
sorghum
''Sorghum bicolor'', commonly called sorghum () and also known as great millet, broomcorn, guinea corn, durra, imphee, jowar, or milo, is a species in the Poaceae, grass genus ''Sorghum (genus), Sorghum'' cultivated for its grain. The grain i ...
, and
millet
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Millets are important crops in the Semi-arid climate, ...
are produced. In the LGA, a variety of
animal
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s, including
cows
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,
donkey
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s, and
goat
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s, are raised and sold. The Numan LGA is home to a number of markets that serve as trading hubs for a range of
commodities
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Th ...
, and trade there is also thriving.
Hunting
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and leatherworking are two more significant economic activity in the Numan LGA.
References
Gen. Muhammad Almustapha Musa @ New Motor Park, Numan Nigeria (11 April 2021).
Local Government Areas in Adamawa State
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